Base station, control apparatus, wireless terminal, and wireless communication system

Abstract

A base station includes: a transmitter configured to transmit an operation signal for a remote control; and a controller that is coupled to the transmitter, wherein the controller is configured to execute a setting process that includes setting, with regard to transmission of the operation signal, a service class for the remote control, and execute a control process that includes controlling, in accordance with the service class, the operation signal to be transmitted via the transmitter.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A base station comprising:
 a transmitter configured to transmit an operation signal for a remote control; and 
 a controller that is coupled to the transmitter, wherein the controller is configured to 
 execute a setting process that includes setting, with regard to transmission of the operation signal, a service class for the remote control, wherein the service class for the remote control includes a Packet Delay Budget (PDB) which is set to 5 milliseconds, and 
 execute a control process that includes controlling, in accordance with the service class, the operation signal to be transmitted via the transmitter, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the operation signal by using the service class that is set to the operation signal and information that is associated with the operation signal, wherein the information relates to a first attribute value that is different from a value of at least one attribute associated with the service class. 
 
     
     
       2. The base station of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the base station is configured to use the information to specify the first attribute value among a plurality of attribute values, the first attribute value being any of the plurality of attribute values and used for control processing of the operation signal. 
 
     
     
       3. The base station of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first attribute value is a coefficient that applies to the value of the at least one attribute associated with the service class. 
 
     
     
       4. The base station of  claim 1 , wherein the service class is associated with an attribute of a transfer delay, a transfer error rate, a guaranteed transfer speed, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
       5. The base station of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitter transmits the operation signal to cause a moving portion to take a motion based on the operation signal. 
     
     
       6. The base station of  claim 1 , wherein the service class has a guaranteed bit rate and a priority higher than at least one other radio service, wherein the at least one other radio service also has the guaranteed bit rate. 
     
     
       7. A control apparatus comprising:
 a network interface configured to perform transmission and reception of a signal; 
 a controller coupled to the network interface, the controller configured to
 execute a transfer processing that includes transferring service class information indicating a service class for controlling a remote device, wherein the service class for controlling the remote device includes a Packet Delay Budget (PDB) which is set to 5 milliseconds, 
 execute a setting processing that includes setting the service class to transmission of an operation signal for controlling the remote device, and 
 execute a control processing that includes controlling transfer of the operation signal via the network interface by using the service class, wherein the control processing is configured to control the transfer of the operation signal by using the service class that is set to the operation signal and information that is associated with the operation signal, wherein the information relates to a first attribute value that is different from a value of at least one attribute associated with the service class. 
 
 
     
     
       8. The control apparatus of  claim 7 ,
 wherein the control processing is configured to use the information to specify the first attribute value as being any of a plurality of attribute values and used for the control processing of the operation signal. 
 
     
     
       9. The control apparatus of  claim 7 ,
 wherein the first attribute value is a coefficient that applies to the value of the at least one attribute associated with the service class. 
 
     
     
       10. The control apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the service class is associated with an attribute of a transfer delay, a transfer error rate, a guaranteed transfer speed, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
       11. The control apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the service class has a guaranteed bit rate and a priority higher than at least one other radio service, wherein the at least one other radio service also has the guaranteed bit rate. 
     
     
       12. A wireless terminal comprising:
 a radio frequency circuit configured to perform at least transmission of an operation signal for a control of a remote device; 
 a controller coupled to the radio frequency circuit, the controller configured to execute a transmission processing that includes transmitting, via the radio frequency circuit, the operation signal in accordance with a service class for the control of the remote device, wherein the service class for the control of the remote device includes a Packet Delay Budget (PDB) which is set to 5 milliseconds, wherein the transmission processing is configured to add information relating to a first attribute value to the operation signal, the first attribute value being different from a value of at least one attribute associated with the service class. 
 
     
     
       13. The wireless terminal of  claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute a reception processing that includes receiving information relating to the service class. 
     
     
       14. The wireless terminal of  claim 12 , wherein the service class has a guaranteed bit rate and a priority higher than at least one other radio service, wherein the at least one other radio service also has the guaranteed bit rate.